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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Season 2 of War Of Words begins this September 2013

Can you use words to tease and please? Or perhaps kiss words and make them bounce and dance?

Then this is for you. i2X Media (organizers of Word Up) Presents Season 2 ofWar Of Words (Slam Poetry Competition). Up for grabs: 1. $500 for the winner2. The top three poets get to perform at WORD UP Volume 7 in February 2014 alongside the best Spoken Word Poets in Naija.

The competition is only open to Spoken Word Poets that have never performed at any Word Up event. Entry for the Slam Poetry Competition is via video submission. Continue...

The Video submission must be done by uploading on YouTube and the link sent to us

Its been a debate amongst poetry lovers,what's the best form to express the art?Is spoken poetry more efficient than written poetry?I've always opined that both forms are good in their own unique ways but you've got to give it to that man who can stand in front of a crowd and deliver with mastery.With proper use of Similes,Metaphors,Oxymorons and Paradox,spoken poetry becomes more enjoyable than the orthodox/traditional method of writing.

Mich u couldn't have said it any better,I like ur comments a lot.Its good to know that there are people who not only appreciate poetry but also know its rudiments.@Anon 10:48pm,this particular post isn't for everyone,u only comment here if you know ur poetry,thank u.

PC u should sign up for this although I'm not sure if d words u use tease & please, they tend to confuse the average reader! Hehe. anyhuz send in ur video oooo! I bet ur LIB fans will show up to support u. #JayBeyBlu

What's so poetic about tantrums throwing? Seriously, this is another way of getting over another boring day in lagos.

This people won't know poetry if it slapped them in the face. The spoken word was supposed to be a way of channeling grievances against the system and self-expression. I just see crowd-pleasers (not as if these people actually get a crowd) and 'please-give-us-your-money' show promoters.

I'm not being sad. If you know anything about the harlem poetry and the black renaissance, you would know better and see through the shenanigans.

But if indoors is no longer good enough for you. Go were pleases your kindred spirits!

Mich, I beg to differ. Oral or spoken poetry is nothing other than a speech to me. But the most important factor to me ,I think is that written poetry is better appreciated by those who are versed in the art of words while spoken poetry is better appreciated by those who don't belong to the former class. For the simple reason that the quiet stillness of the mind is the best place to appreciate a good poem. Written poetry can be pretty intense cos ur mind acts on it immediately. Everything jumps at you,the play on words,the figures of speech ,even something as ordinary as italicized letters. Written poetry has a life of its own,its heady ,hell....it breathes! Ur mind reads it the best way it can sound,the most appealing way it can be received by ur mind. Written poetry has life. You see the letters move,you see the image the writer is trying to create form before you. I get goose pimples everytime I read a good poem or write-up. They just don't belong to the same category. Written poetry is tangible. Even if its written on a piece of paper,u can't throw it away. It wd feel like sin.lol.written poetry is sacred.--- Pretty T

Mehn dis mich dude dou, should stop showing off we know u know big grammar but it's so not necessary now better go identify with dat hon."Watefa his name is" so una go murder unaselves with d grammar... Anyway I love dis, poetry in nigeria should be appreciated we dey try ni. Lagos get ready